Faucet.



W. E. HODGDON.

FAUGBT. APPLICATION FILED AUG.15,`1912.`

v Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

" inletl port D, said port tl extending for a short distance horizontally, thence vertically fi/Iitorecess F and through a packing l inter- "posed betweenthe top "of the valve casing 1.. and the flange i the valve stein, thence hori- WALTER E.. HODGDON, QF PGETLAND, MAINE.

FAUCET.'

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

Application filed August 15, 1912. Serial No. 715,145.

To (JZ -w/'mm it may con-(fern Be it known that l, ilVALTnR E. Hoodoo-N, a citizen of the .United States,I residing at Portland, in the county ot Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

In dispensing cert-ain liquids, root beer, for example, it is desirable' to draw the major part from a still liquid and a smaller portion from a live liquid, or a liquid under high pressure, the two being properly inteimingled while being dispensed.

The object of the pi'esent invention is to provide a faucet adapted to accomplish the abovo result in a satisfactory manner.

`In the drawing herewith accompanying and forming a part of this application, Fig# ure l is a vertical sectional view partly in elevation of -my improved faucet; Fig. 2 is a plan View of the packing between the stem flange and thetop of the casing; and Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the rotatable valve.

Same reference characters indicate like parts in the several figures. In said drawing, A is a valve casing provided with an upwardly tapering valve chamber B extending into the casing from thebottom. Mounted in said chamber' is a hollow, rotatable, tapering valve C adapted to fit closely the walls of said chamber. Extending horizontally through-the casing is an inlet port D and through the vertical wall of the valve is aport D', which ports may registerfor non-register according as tho valve is turned. Mounted in the casing is a valve operating stem E provided with a laterally extending fiange E adapted to fit closely in a recess F in the top of the casing and with a projection E2 the end of which is angular in cross section and adapted to pro]ect 'downwardly through an angular opening G. in the top of valve C. The valve casing is provided with a second inlet port H which may be ot smaller' capacity than y n "zontally a short distance into said fiange,

thence horizontally to the center' of the stem,

and thence downwardly to the end of the stem todischarge into chamber C in the valve. The stem is held in place in any eon venient manner, preferably by a nut .l hav- I ing threaded engagement with the easing and a' supplemental nut K having threaded engagement with nut J. The lower end of the casing is provided with a nozzle L, and interposed between the nozzle and the valve is a coil spring N.

The operation of my improved devicel is as follows: lVhen the valve and its -operative stem is in the posit-ionshowii .in Fig. 1 the still liquid flows through port D in the casing and port D in the valve` At the same time the live liquid flows freely through port H in the casing. the port H in the packingr and the port H2 in the stem, and is discharged into the valve chamber at a right angle to the still liquid entering the chainbei' through port D, thereby becoming thoroughly intermingled before being discharged through the nozzle. To shut eti' the discharge. the stem is turned by means Aof a lever O, a slight turning movingthe valve and the flange of the valve steinso as to bring the port D out of register with the port D and the port H2 out of register with ythe ports H and H.

The advantages of my improved 'faucet are that it is simple in construction and operation; the liquid under pressure entering the valve chamber through the top,y of the valve has no tendency to force the valve away trom its seat when the inlet port H2 is open, obviating the danger of. leakage, and the liquid is thoroughly mixed in the valve chamber while beingdispensed.

Having thus described my invention and its use. l claim: .f

1. In a faucet, a valve casing, rotary, hollow valve mounted in said casing, a valve stem mounted in said casing and a vertical,

provided with a horizontal flange, the lower extremity of the stem extending through the top of the valve, an inlet .port extending through the casing land valve horizontally, and a second inlet port extending into the casing, thence veitically'into said fiange and thence through the 'flange to the stein and thence through the stem to the valve chamber, the streams entering` through said ports 'intersecting in the open chamber at right angles to each other, the point of intersection being below the delivery end of the vertical inlet port, whereby rotation of the valve and stem simultaneously opens or closes both of said ports.

2. ln a faucet, a valvev casing provided with a circular recess in the top thereof, a

verticel, rotary, hollow valve mounted in said easing, a valve operating stem mounted in said casing and provided with a circular ange adapted to it in said recess, the lower end of the stem projecting through, the top of the valve, a. packing interposed between the Casin and the flange, an inlet port eX- tending t rough the casing and valve horiontally, and a second inletport extending into the casing,`thence vertically through the packing and into said lange and thence through the flange to the stem and thence 1 ports.

VALTER E. HODGDON. W'itnesses:

CHARLES L. FOSTER, MARY C. PAGE. 

